Country’s top stars are heading to Dallas for the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The special show will be televised live this Sunday night on CBS-TV. Over 70,000 fans will attend at AT&T Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys play. Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he is looking forward to Sunday’s […]
Country legend Reba joins Lon this week to co-host the Countdown. It’s been five years since her last appearance. The occasion is the release of her 27th studio album, “Love Somebody.” She’s also about to begin a residency in Las Vegas at Caesar’s Palace starting June 17. She’s in Dallas this weekend for the 50th Annual […]
For a long time, when we’ve seen Zac Brown, he’s worn a wool cap. But lately, he’s sported more stylish headwear. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Zac about his changing looks: “I’ve always kind of done what I wanted to do. I’ve had a lot of people ask me, ‘Why the change in hat,’ […]
Zac Brown and his wife welcomed their first son, Alexander Frost Brown, last May. This week, Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Zac about his son’s name: “Alexander is my middle name, which is also my great-grandfather’s name. My great-grandfather was 6 foot 7, he was a big dude. When my son was born, […]
Zac Brown’s new album Jekyll & Hyde will be released on April 28th. It contains 16 songs, including the current hit, “Homegrown.” Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Zac about making the album: What will we hear on it? “I think you’ve got the best of what people would expect from our other records, […]
Encino, CA (April 8, 2015) – The Academy of Country Music announced today that fan voting is now open for the ACM Entertainer of the Year and ACM New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s awards. Country music fans have the power to choose the winners by casting their votes now with voting partner […]
Zac Brown co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Homegrown,” from the new album “Jekyll & Hyde.” He explains why he considers this the most important album of his career. Zac is also about to kick off a huge world tour. He updates us on his 10-month old son. Plus, what happened to […]
Darius Rucker & Lady A’s Charles Kelley co-host the Countdown this week. Lon is still in Maui. Darius & Charles co-wrote “Homegrown Honey,” and the two are also great golfing buddies. They talk about this year’s Pebble Beach Golf Tournament, where Charles was paired with actor Ray Romano. Darius talks about his new album “Southern […]
Darius Rucker will release his fourth solo album on March 31st. It’s called “Southern Style,” and he previewed the album with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “For me it’s a record about growing up and living in the south. There’s a song on the record called ‘Southern Style,’ and I thought it was the perfect way to […]
It’s been two years since Chris Young’s current album, “A.M.” was released. He told Country Countdown USA that he’s been in the studio working on some new songs, and has made a few changes: “I’m actually working on new stuff right now, which is a lot of fun, I’m co-producing it with a new guy, […]
